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Something happened last week, which made me refer back to the diary I kept when Dan and I were living in Denmark, WA. It was the end of February, 2011. Dan’s mum was staying. I wrote that I was going … Continue reading
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Tagged Falmouth, Father, Gabriela Blandy, History, how to write, Humphry Davy, Memoir, Penzance, Sailing, Writing, writing advice
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